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Alan Baker released the first version of his TechnoAg S3 Browser almost a month ago, just days after the release of S3, but I just found out about it yesterday. This Windows application makes it really easy for you to view, upload, modify, and download the objects in your S3 account. Here’s what it looks […]

Here are some articles, tutorials, and blog postings that I’ve found useful, interesting, or thought-provoking so far this week: Web Services at a Crossroads – “Implemention strategies for Web services are splitting into two camps: building enterprise SOAs and exploiting Web technologies. Which is right for you?“ Mashup Data Formats: JSON vs. XML – “It’s […]

Amazon’s new S3 service is available on a pay-as-you-go basis. This is commonly called utility computing; it is totally analogous to the way in which you pay for the water, electricity, and natural gas that you use in your home. With this post I would like to make clear just how easy it is to […]

Developer activity around S3 continues at a rapid pace, and I already have enough material for another S3 roundup. Here goes: Doug Kaye, who interviewed me several years ago for IT Conversations, asks about the use of S3 as a CDN, or content delivery network. Great idea, and I will pass this post along to […]

Frucall allows consumers to get pricing and customer rating information about items they see in store by making a call from their cell phone. To use the service, simply dial 1-888-FRU-SHOP (1-888-378-7467) and enter an ISBN, EIN, or a 12-digit barcode value. Frucall will tell you the new and best used price for the product, […]

A few minutes of surfing, a scan of the S3 forum, a couple of Technorati and PubSub alerts, and a del.icio.us S3 tag brought all of the following cool S3 activity to my attention: Dave Winer wants to have a Bay Area S3 conference. That’s an interesting idea, and I’ll see what we can do […]

Adrian Holovaty is now using Amazon’s S3 to store files for his Chicago Crime site. In his recent blog post, “How I’m using Amazon’s S3 to store media files“, he describes the entire process of moving his files over. Adrian notes that it took him less than one hour to move his files over and […]

In an article in today’s New York Times, writer John Markoff says “The Internet is entering its Lego era.” John talks about the rise in componentized software, the rapid pace of development, and the all-important fact that a lot of the innovation is now taking place in small companies and by small, distributed groups of […]

The entries are in, the judges have spent endless hours installing and scrutinizing them, and the winners have been chosen. Based on our stated criteria (creativity, AWS service integration, commercial appeal, and fit and polish), we are proud to announce that the following developers have won: Lucy Krasilshik – My 10 Wishes – $5000 Amazon […]